Weather and the Built Environment
INTRODUCTION - When Development and Nature Meet
An introduction to the course by David Goldberg, journalist and communication director for Smart Growth America.
UNIT 1 - Where We Live
A look at our current growth and development trends and how our built environment has evolved to what it is today.
UNIT 2 - Impacts on the Watershed
How the built environment impacts the local watershed and ways to reduce negative impacts.
UNIT 3 - Impacts on the Atmosphere
How the built environment creates the Urban Heat Island Effect and how it impacts air quality. Includes suggestions for reducing the impact.
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